Housing units in zip code 92078 with a mortgage: 7,248 (796 second mortgage, 1,508 home equity loan, 179 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,842
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,707
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $634
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.8%
Whole state:
14.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 92078: Lake San Marcos Executive Golf Course (A), Lake San Marcos Country Club (B), San Marcos Fire Protection District Station 2 (C), San Marcos Fire Protection District Station 4 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Lake San Marcos Shopping Center (1), San Marcos Village Shopping Center (2), San Marcos Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (3), San Marcos Gateway Shopping Center (4), Rancho San Marcos Village Shopping Center (5), Park Plaza Shopping Center (6), Palomar Plaza Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 92078 include: Jacks Pond Park (1), Lake Moree Park (2), William R Bradley Park (3), Discovery Community Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 2,153
2000 to 2004: 3,793
1990 to 1999: 2,793
1980 to 1989: 3,009
1970 to 1979: 3,607
1960 to 1969: 1,081
1950 to 1959: 252
1940 to 1949: 162
1939 or earlier: 81
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 92078:
Less than $10,000: 488
$10,000 to $14,999: 40
$15,000 to $19,999: 302
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 139
$30,000 to $34,999: 374
$35,000 to $39,999: 113
$40,000 to $49,999: 278
$50,000 to $59,999: 211
$60,000 to $69,999: 230
$70,000 to $79,999: 441
$80,000 to $89,999: 351
$90,000 to $99,999: 87
$100,000 to $124,999: 497
$125,000 to $149,999: 222
$150,000 to $174,999: 811
$175,000 to $199,999: 418
$200,000 to $249,999: 478
$250,000 to $299,999: 515
$300,000 to $399,999: 2,351
$400,000 to $499,999: 1,684
$500,000 to $749,999: 2,380
$750,000 to $999,999: 1,076
$1,000,000 or more: 354
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 92078:
Less than $100: 221
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 50
$250 to $299: 134
$300 to $349: 42
$350 to $399: 102
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 65
$500 to $549: 130
$550 to $599: 235
$600 to $649: 64
$650 to $699: 131
$700 to $749: 184
$750 to $799: 57
$800 to $899: 314
$900 to $999: 293
$1,000 to $1,249: 715
$1,250 to $1,499: 791
$1,500 to $1,999: 992
$2,000 or more: 767
No cash rent: 164
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $462,090.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $613,317
Black or African American householders: $749,327
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $593,854
Asian householders: $550,294
Some other race householders: $568,830
Hispanic or Latino householders: $519,709
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $510,905
92078:
$510,905
California:
$405,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $399,283 - $630,100
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $470,275
Here:
$470,275
State:
$541,062
Townhouses or other attached units: $445,092
Here:
$445,092
State:
$454,153
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $392,350
Here:
$392,350
State:
$459,929
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $256,529
Here:
$256,529
State:
$392,178
Mobile homes: $96,846
Here:
$96,846
State:
$105,118
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
7,725 married couples with children.
1,495 single-parent households (534 men, 961 women).
71.1% of residents of 92078 zip code speak English at home.
38.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% very well, 29% well, 14% not well, 34% not at all).
18.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% very well, 11% well, 71% not well).
6.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 31% well, 21% not well, 1% not at all).
8.4% of residents speak other language at home (43% very well, 9% well, 48% not well).
Foreign born population: 8,857 (23.0%) (33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
23.0%
Whole state:
27.2%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (27%)
Philippines (18%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Jamaica (6%)
Lebanon (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,745
1990 to 1999: 2,804
1980 to 1989: 1,641
Before 1980: 2,076
Races in zip code 92078:
White population: 22,556 Black population: 871 American Indian population: 152 Asian population: 3,025 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 141 Some other race population: 131 Two or more races population: 1,037 Hispanic or Latino population: 10,225
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HUBBARD ENTERPRISES (393 ENTERPRISE ST in SAN MARCOS, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: GEORGE HUBBARD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HOLDRITE CORP
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 92078:
Lake San Marcos Resort, 1025 Ln Bonita Dr, San Marcos, CA 92078 , Phone: (760) 744-0120, Fax: (760) 744-0748
Hampton Inn, 123 E Carmel St, San Marcos, CA 92078 , Phone: (760) 736-9249, Fax: (760) 736-4872
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (64%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
No fuel used (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,273
Northeast: 587
Midwest: 1,217
South: 484
West: 367
38% of the 92078 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 323
Here:
7.8%
California:
8.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 144
Here:
7.3%
California:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 348
Here:
12.3%
California:
15.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (SAN MARCOS, CA):
DUPLAN INDUSTRIES INC (1265 STONE DR; small business) : $8,426,853 in 387 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Technical Representation Services -- Aircraft Components and Accessories, Airframe Structural Components, Bearings, Plain, Unmounted, Fastening Device, and moreby Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $4,952,145; 2001: $529,879; 2002: $1,979,770; 2003: $-1,593,317; 2004: $986,278; 2005: $980,495; 2006: $369,621.
Biggest contracts:
$1,742,857 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2000-12-11. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
$1,673,192, same as above.Signed on 2000-01-01. Completion date: 2000-12-31.
$699,500 with Navy for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$464,648 with Navy for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Signed on 2000-06-06. Completion date: 2001-06-07.
MATRIX ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTO (475 PRODUCTION STREET; small business) : $5,553,021 in 75 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, ADP Systems Analysis Services, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment, Program Management/Support Services, and moreby NASA, Navy, Federal Highway Administration Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,082,000; 2003: $922,472; 2004: $1,756,336; 2005: $1,210,569; 2006: $581,644.
Biggest contracts:
$1,040,000 with NASA for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
$408,987 with Navy for ADP Systems Analysis Services. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2006-03-23.
$350,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-22. Completion date: 2007-01-24.
$275,411 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2004-04-23. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
GCAS INC (1531 GRAND AVENUE; small business) : $3,742,168 in 21 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), Defense Tank - Automotive -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and moreby Navy, Army, National Institutes of Health, Air Force, and others Signed by year:2000: $120,000; 2001: $365,000; 2002: $561,929; 2003: $729,537; 2004: $1,326,103; 2005: $569,600; 2006: $69,999.
Biggest contracts:
$750,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2006-09-19.
$589,563 with Army for Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-08-27. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$373,637 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2005-11-29. Completion date: 2006-11-14.
$365,000 with Army for Defense Tank - Automotive -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-02-12. Completion date: 2003-02-08.
R & F PRODUCTS, INC (1825 DIAMOND ST) : $2,192,846 in 36 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, and moreby Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Geological Survey, and others Signed by year:2000: $369,034; 2001: $147,650; 2002: $270,492; 2003: $393,450; 2004: $27,885; 2005: $651,336; 2006: $54,148.
Biggest contracts:
$475,320 with Navy for Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2006-03-29.
$278,851 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 1999-11-18. Completion date: 2000-07-30.
$186,629, same as above.Signed on 2003-04-11. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$179,556 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2003-08-08. Completion date: 2003-10-22.
RANTEC MICROWAVE SYSTEMS CORP (520 E CARMEL ST; small business) : $540,490 in 17 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Weapons by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $137,760; 2001: $267,407; 2002: $29,956; 2003: $19,500; 2004: $28,117; 2005: $50,150; 2006: $7,600.
Biggest contracts:
$96,000 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2000-02-28. Completion date: 2000-05-08.
$82,100, same as above.Signed on 2001-08-17. Completion date: 2001-11-13.
$64,577 with Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2001-03-26. Completion date: 2001-08-23.
$61,769, same as above.Signed on 2001-03-09. Completion date: 2001-07-07.
ALPHA TEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC (664 LARKSPUR COURT; small business)
$516,985 with Army for Program Management/Support Services. Taking place in KS. Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
ULTRA COMMUNICATIONS (310 VIA VERA CRUZ, SUITE 1; small business) : $219,547 in 4 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$69,932 with Navy for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-07-12. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
$69,849 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-11-14. Completion date: 2006-05-09.
$49,865, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-30. Completion date: 2006-09-07.
$29,901 with Navy for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-05-26. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
FLUID COMPONENTS, INC (1755 LA COSTA MEADOWS DR; small business) : $163,950 in 10 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments, Switches, Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, and moreby Tennessee Valley Authority, Air Force, Army Signed by year:2000: $133,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $-6,465; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $29,390; 2006: $8,025.
Biggest contracts:
$66,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2000-03-15. Completion date: 2000-06-15.
$39,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Switches. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
$29,390 with Air Force for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-06-10.
$28,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2000-05-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
STAR BUILDERS SUPPLY OF SAN MA (961 GRAND AVE; small business) : $151,715 in 7 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Refrigeration Equipment, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials, Miscellaneous Items, and moreby Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $39,900; 2004: $0; 2005: $111,815; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$46,672 with Navy for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2005-06-03. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
$39,900 with Navy for Refrigeration Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-19. Completion date: 2003-11-04.
$24,494 with Navy for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2005-02-10. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
$24,000 with Navy for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2005-04-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
FALMAT INC (1873 DIAMOND ST; small business) : $151,628 in 13 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Wire and Cable, Electrical, Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services, Fiber Optic Cables, Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments, and moreby Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $50,400; 2004: $57,048; 2005: $41,522; 2006: $2,658.
Biggest contracts:
$50,400 with Navy for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2003-07-31. Completion date: 2003-11-20.
$17,325 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services. Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2005-06-25.
$17,325 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Fiber Optic Cables. Signed on 2004-06-25. Completion date: 2004-08-30.
$16,020 with Navy for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2004-12-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Grantmaking Foundations (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)